Bangladesh will seek details from the Asian Development Bank, secretariat of the four-nation transborder gas pipeline, on the prospect of gas import from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, officials said. An Energy Division official told New Age that they had recommended that the Economic Relations Division should seek the details from the Asian Development Bank ... Read more
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Bangladesh on ‘blue-green food revolution’
The idea is simple for a country with 700 rivers, many rice farms, and a taste for fish and rice: cultivate fish in the rice fields, reports ABC News. Bangladesh’s population is projected to grow from 164 million to 220 million in just under 40 years, with demand for food soaring. But the hope is ... Read more
Anti-counterfeiting campaign launched
Demand for fake currencies rises Demand for counterfeit currency has increased across Bangladesh with profit margins increasing from Tk. 10,000 to Tk. 30,000 per lakh of false notes produced. Concern among banks, businesses and the general public has risen, as well, say sources at the Bangladesh Bank.According to the Deputy Commissioner of the Detective Branch ... Read more
Faulty teaching method keeps students at bay
English and maths: two biggest worries A report, prepared by a 16-member government committee, headed by University Grants Commission member Prof. Atful Hye Shibly, has stated that English is usually being taught through Bengali in classrooms, and that the practice hinders proficiency in English. The committee was assigned the task of identifying the obstacles to ... Read more
Mobs kill 6 thieves
Mobs beat to death six thieves and injured seven others in Mymensingh and Kushtia districts yesterday. In Mymensingh, four transformer thieves were beaten to death while six others wounded by villagers of Balipara in Trishal upazila around 2:45am. Of the deceased, only the identity of Sabuj, 18, could be ascertained immediately,
Extortion rampant on waterways
Extortion from launches and other river vessels has reached a stage in the absence of effective steps by law enforcers that it has become impossible for vessels to ply without paying such money, owners and workers alleged. River transport workers and owners are now virtually kept hostage by criminals and goons. The situation has put both the ... Read more
Teachers, students fear delay in studies
BUET stalemate Teachers, students fear delay in studies Teachers and students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology feared that the current movement against the vice-chancellor and the pro-vice-chancellor could delay the academic life of the students. The university authorities are yet to announce the date of tests for admission to the university. The results of ... Read more
Three SC judges give dissenting views on CG
The much-talked-about copy of the verdict regarding the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, that had earlier instituted the caretaker government system, was yet to be released to the public, though more than a year has passed since the verdict was delivered. According to sources, then Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque had submitted the
PM seeks more contacts among parliamentarians
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today underlined the importance of greater institutional contact between the parliamentarians of Bangladesh and Britain to further strengthen historic relations between the two countries. The Prime Minister, now in London to attend opening ceremony of Olympic Games 2012, expressed this view when leader of the opposition and Labour Party leader Edward Samuel ... Read more
City people ignorant of rent controllers
Tenants in the capital are unaware of the existence of rent controllers assigned to deal with arbitrary increase in house rents and the eviction of tenants by landlords at their whims. Tenants have for long been suffering as, on one hand, they do not know of the rent controllers and their offices and, on the ... Read more
2 students of Kushtia Medical College drown
Two students of the newly established Kushtia Medical College drowned in the River Gorai in the town on Friday. The victims were Rifat, 18, and Milon 19. Both of them were first year students of the college. Rifat hailed from Comilla and Millon from Dinajpur. The police said 10 students, five male and five female, of ... Read more
Charge sheet submitted against RAB-7 officials
Anwara shrine robbery case Police on Thursday submitted a charge sheet of the Anwara Talsara Darber Robbery case accusing seven officials of the RAB-7 including its former chief Lt Colonel Zulfikar Ali Majumder. Officer in-charge (Investigation) of the Anwara Police Station Abdus Salam submitted the charge sheet to the court of chief judicial magistrate in ... Read more
SCBs keep borrowing from call money market
The state-owned commercial banks continued to borrow from the call money market in the first seven months of the current year though liquidity pressure in the market eased. An official of the debt management department of the central bank told New Age that private and foreign commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions had reduced
Bangladesh, Nepal currencies likely to turn readily convertible
Bangladesh and Nepal are negotiating to make their currencies readily convertible against each other to minimise pressure on foreign currency. Regional currency conversion is under consideration at the regional forum of SAARC but Dhaka and Kathmandu could proceed bilaterally too, a foreign ministry official told the
Improved edn quality still a mirage
The government often claims that a rising pass percentage in major public exams, such as SSC and HSC, reflects a marked improvement in the education sector. The Independent, however, found the claim to be far removed from the actual scenario. On July 18, education minister Nurul Islam Nahid claimed at a press briefing that the ... Read more
Govt asks owners not to close RMG units in Ramadan
Owners agree to ensure workers’ payment before Eid The government on Thursday directed the apparel factory owners not to close any of their units in Ramadan and to pay workers before Eid-ul-Fitr to head off any disorder in the export-oriented sector. Officials told a home ministry meeting that sudden closure of factories and job cuts ... Read more
Govt insists on 60pc increase
Bulk power price Govt insists on 60pc increase The government persistently keeps pressuring the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to increase the bulk power price by at least 60 per cent at one go to avoid any further hike at the fag end of its five-year tenure, said officials. The government fears mass discontent due to ... Read more
Rahimafrooz enters Japan market with batteries
Rahimafrooz has entered the Japanese market, the first for a Bangladeshi company, as part of the battery maker’s plan to expand its geographic reach. “We are very happy to enter the competitive market of Japan through maiden export,” says Munawar Misbah Moin, managing director of Rahimafrooz Globatt Ltd
Rubber dam inflates hope in Dinajpur
An inflatable rubber dam being built on the Atrai river in Dinajpur will be completed by the end of this year, facilitating irrigation using surface water instead of underground water as well as fish cultivation. The dam — 135-metre long and four-metre high– will create a 44- km long reservoir in the river that usually ... Read more
Govt may review proposal
Mobile Bill Tax Govt may review proposal Finance Minister AMA Muhith has hinted at reversing a plan to impose 2 percent tax at source on mobile phone bills. Responding to a query on whether he would review the fact that the tax to be entirely borne by customers, he said, “It certainly needs consideration. Let’s see.” ... Read more